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In A New Report Dubbed “VA Recommendations To The Asset And Infrastructure Review Commission,” The VA Recommends The Closure Of Two NYC VA Medical Centers; Schumer Says Shuttering NYC’s VAs Will Not Stand & Has Already Communicated His Stance To The Agency – But Now, Senator Is Unveiling A Full Scale Advocacy Plan To Defeat The Recommendations  Schumer Announces Formal Petition Drive Across NYC, Says He Will Deliver Signatures In Personal Meeting; Senator Will... Read More

Last Week, The VA Released A Proposal To Close The VA Medical Center In Dutchess County, Senator Says VA Plan Would Directly Impact Care For Over 7,000 Hudson Valley Veterans Senator Lambastes VA For Not Consulting With Local Veterans, Leaders & Nonprofits That Support VA Hospital Prior To Report Schumer: HV Veterans Shouldn’t Have To Fight For Their Healthcare Standing shoulder to shoulder with Hudson Valley veterans, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer blasted... Read More

Schumer Delivers Fed Funding In Omnibus For Long-Overdue Study To Bolster Shoreline; Says Increased Funding He Fought To Secure In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Can Boost Kingston Downtown & Transportation Senator Launches Effort To Secure Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability And Equity (RAISE) Grant To Create Transportation, Electric Vehicle, And Flood Infrastructure Needed By The City Schumer: Let’s Put Kingston In The Fast Lane For A Transportation & Downtown... Read More

Major Expansion Of Rockland’s Refuah Health Center With $2 Million; Center Will Expand & Enhance Care For Lower Hudson Valley Women With Comprehensive Health Services Under One Roof For Underserved Patients  Schumer, Jones: It Is Time To Put Rockland Women First And Get Them The Access To Healthcare They Need & Deserve  Standing with Rockland women at the conclusion of Women’s History Month, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Representative... Read More

In Recent Years Geneva Has Lost Many Top Grocery Providers; Limiting Access To Fresh Produce And Worsening Pre-Existing Food Insecurity Issues Schumer Delivered Funding Will Allow Blueprint Geneva To Open New Community Kitchen And Café To Increase Healthy Food Options For Geneva Residents U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured $44,000 for BluePrint Geneva to combat food insecurity in the Finger Lakes through a new community kitchen and storefront... Read More

Blind Bay Is Home To One Of Upstate New York’s Most Prolific Muskellunge Spawning Areas; Current Construction & Dredging Proposal, However, Could Devastate Fragile St. Lawrence River Ecosystem, A Major Hit To The Tourism Economy After Local Officials And Environmental Advocates Sounded The Alarm, Schumer Joins Chorus Urging Feds To Find Alternative That Protects North Country Communities And Allows Agency To Continue Essential Work Schumer To CBP: Environmental Risks Could Sink Fishers... Read More

Following Their Push, Reps Secure Major Boost For National Technical Institute For The Deaf At RIT, An Increase Of More Than $7 Million Compared To Last Year Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Funding Will Give Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing New Yorkers The Support, Education, & Training To Find Jobs And Succeed U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle announced that following their push, the recently-passed government funding... Read More

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the City of Ithaca and communities in Tompkins County will receive over $4 million in funding from the recently passed omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for critical local projects. “From replacing deteriorated bridges to spurring economic development downtown and accelerating Ithaca’s clean energy goals in the fight against climate change, these projects will boost... Read More

Schumer, Gillibrand Bill Would Also Increase the Corridor’s Funding Cap to $18 Million U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are announcing the introduction of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, legislation that would extend the canalway’s authorization as a National Heritage Area (NHA) for the next fifteen years, through FY 2037. Currently, Congress reauthorizes NHAs in two-year periods; this 15-year extension would be a... Read More

The Michigan Street Baptist Church Has Been At The Heart Of The African American Community For Nearly 200 Years; But Blight, Red Lining, And Underinvestment Caused The Surrounding Neighborhood, Including The Baptist Church & Other Culturally Significant Landmarks, To Fall Into Disrepair Senator Delivers $800k To Restore Historic Sites, Create Jobs, & Boost Investment Along The Corridor Schumer: Buffalo’s Michigan St. Corridor Is A National Treasure, And This Funding Will Help... Read More

Schumer Just Talked With Sec. Buttigieg About Syracuse & Says I-81’s Biggest Hurdle, The Essential Environmental Impact Statement, Will Be Approved Within Weeks & That Shovels & Hard Hats Are Not Far Behind Schumer Cited Billions From Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law That Will Help Keep Fed Funds For 81 Revamp Flowing To ‘Cuse Once Shovels Get In Ground; Also Says Buttigieg Is Committed To Addressing Community Concerns From Housing To Environmental Needs Schumer:... Read More

In First Omnibus As Majority Leader, Schumer Delivers BIG For Capital Region; Funding Will Support Dozens Of Community-Led Projects Senator Secures Funding To Accelerate Albany’s Economic Recovery; Fed $$ Will Bolster Capital Region’s Nonprofits, Boost Cutting-Edge Research, & Train the Next Generation of Albany’s Workforce For Growing Industries Like Wind Turbine Manufacturing Schumer: This $22 Million For 2022 Will Pave The Way For Capital Region’s Future Standing... Read More

Mount Vernon’s Aging Water-Sewer Infrastructure Is Costing Taxpayers Millions, Damaging The Environment And Public Health With Raw Sewage Polluting Rivers & Waste Overflowing Into People’s Homes Reps Secure $3M In Federal Funding In FY22 Omnibus To Jumpstart City’s Upgrades To Sewage Infrastructure, In Tandem With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & American Rescue Plan $$$ Will Significantly Bolster Mount Vernon’s Recovery Schumer, Bowman: Enough Is Enough. Mount... Read More

Following Their Push, Reps Secure Boost For U Of R’s Laser Lab, An Increase Of $1 Million Compared To Last Year Bipartisan Funding Will Help Support Nearly 900 Jobs In Rochester & Throughout Upstate New York Schumer, Gillibrand, Morelle: Funding Will Keep Rochester Laser Lab Focused On Keeping America As World Leader In Nuclear Stewardship & Research U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle announced they have... Read More

Senator Schumer Secures Almost $1 Million for St. John’s Riverside Hospital Maternity Unit  Upgrade – New Equipment & New Programs Focused On Black Maternal Health U.S. Expectant Mothers Are Dying At Highest Rate In Developed World; Black Moms 3X More Likely To Die From Pregnancy & Over Twice As Likely To Have Birth Complications; 28% Of Hospital’s Maternal Patients Are Mothers Of Color    After fighting alongside advocates, frontline workers,... Read More

Schumer-Secured Funding Will Ensure A Significant National Historical Site & One Of The Biggest North Country Economic Drivers Continues To Be Enjoyed By Families, Students, And Thousands Of Visitors Schumer: Fort Ticonderoga Is A National Treasure And This Funding Will Help Preserve Its History For Generations To Come Following years of advocacy for preserving Fort Ticonderoga, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced he has secured $500,000 for the restoration and... Read More

Schumer-Backed $$ Will Give Waverly Teens Opportunity To Gain Skills For In-Demand Jobs In Sectors From Clean-Energy To HVAC To Transportation; Boosting Southern Tier Workforce To Support Many Expanding Companies Thanks To Senator’s Funding, Now Aging, Vacated Chemung School Building Will Become A New Place Of Opportunity For Children Of The Southern Tier  Schumer: Investment In Southern Tier Youth Will Lay The Foundation For The Future Economic Growth Of The Region U.S. Senate... Read More

Last Year, Schumer Called Transportation Secretary Buttigieg To Successfully Secure A $29.5 Million Federal Investment To Make The Port Of Albany One Of The Nation’s First Large-Scale, Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Facilities   Now Schumer Delivers BIG AGAIN With $1.5M To Create Albany Workforce Development Center To Ensure South End Albany Residents Are Connected To New Clean Energy Jobs And Workforce Training Schumer: Albany’s Workforce Will Now Have The Job Skills Needed... Read More

After Losing Two Of The Areas Community Recreation Centers In 2020; Schumer Delivers Federal $$ To Transform The Plattsburgh YMCA To Meet Growing Community Health Needs & Give New Opportunities To Plattsburgh Youth Funding Will Allow YMCA To Expand Facilities, Services, And Strengthen Educational Programs Schumer: Plattsburgh Families & Children Will Soon Have A Brand New Fitness And Community Center To Call Home U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today... Read More

COVID EIDL Loans Were Set To Come Due Next Month, But After Schumer’s Request, Citing Omicron Wave & Increased Costs, SBA Will Defer COVID EIDL Loans An Additional 6 Months Senator Says Extended Pause Will Provide Relief Across Every County Of The State To Over 330,000 New York Small Businesses And Nonprofits That Have A COVID EIDL Loan Schumer: Starting IMMEDIATELY SBA Will Give Additional Relief To NY Main Streets To Boost Recovery Following his direct advocacy for New York’s... Read More